Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mooresburg Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mooresburg Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mooresburg Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mooresburg Springs: Mooresburg Spgs. (or less commonly used: Mooresburg Spngs. or Mooresburg Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mooresburg Springs is located in Hawkins County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hawkins County: Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Sullivan, Washington, Lee (VA) & Scott (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Mooresburg Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mooresburg Springs:
- Hawkins County (The home county of Mooresburg Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Mooresburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Galbraith Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Red Bridge Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
- Bulls Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Amis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Strahl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Kepler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Caney Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Evans Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Raven Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lone Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Tazewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Sandlick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Harrogate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawanee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawanee is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawanee
- Big Barren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Bybee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parrottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clevenger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Jimtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Wilsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Bailey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Jaybird
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Carson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Bean Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Marshalls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Beans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Thorn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Bowen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Wa-Ni Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Dyers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Lulaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Massengill Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Marvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Romeo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Mosheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Baileyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Chucky ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chucky is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
- Bright Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Bright ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Casablanca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Collons Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Yount Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Duck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Trent Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Kyles Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- White Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Talbott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leadvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leadvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadvale
- Edna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Baneberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Flat Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Dandridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Luttrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Harlan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Cranks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Bobs Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Mary Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Twila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Twila is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Pathfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pathfork is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mooresburg Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Mooresburg Springs.
Cemeteries Near Mooresburg Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooresburg Springs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mooresburg Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mooresburg Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Isenberg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bassett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lovett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McGinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shropshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Etter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (821 more) ...
- Kenner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mooresburg Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mooresburg Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mooresburg Springs, with the one closest to Mooresburg Springs listed first.
- Mooresburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Galbraith Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Bean Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tate Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Bright ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Noeton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noeton is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noeton
- Marshalls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Choptack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Lee Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Clair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Sneedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mooresburg Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mooresburg Springs.
Newspapers Published in Mooresburg Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooresburg Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooresburg Springs, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooresburg Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mooresburg Springs:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hawkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Greene County
- Hamblen County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Union County
- Harlan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mooresburg Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mooresburg Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |